As Jeremy Hansen prepares for his mission around the moon, the Ontario-born astronaut is thinking about the ways Canada could help tackle some of the world's most pressing problems.
The 47-year-old colonel and CF-18 pilot is to become the first Canadian to travel to the moon as part of the Artemis II mission, which could launch as early as November next year.
Hansen, who will embark on NASA's Artemis II mission alongside three Americans, said it's "pretty extraordinary" that Canada has the expertise to contribute to such a partnership. Over the next year and a half, Hansen said the Artemis II crew will be working with engineers and system experts to create different simulators, test possible failures and find solutions.
Hansen said he expects to feel some of what he experienced during a vision quest in an Anishinaabe community in Manitoba, when he went without food or water for four days.
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